Land snails and slugs of Bau limestone hills, Sarawak (Malaysia, Borneo), with the descriptions of 13 new species
Author
Marzuki, Mohammad Effendi bin
Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia & Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88450, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
fendiemz@gmail.com
Author
Liew, Thor-Seng
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9437-5924
Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88450, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
thorsengliew@gmail.com
Author
Mohd-Azlan, Jayasilan
Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
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ZooKeys
2021
2021-04-27
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1035.60843
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1035.60843
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Platyrhaphe linita (Godwin-Austen, 1889)
Figures 7E
, 47B
Cyclotus linitus
Godwin-Austen, 1889: 345, pl. 36, fig. 3.
Type locality.
"Busan Hills, Borneo" [= Jambusan Hills, Bau, Sarawak].
Material examined.
Gunung Doya: ME 9700, ME 8908, ME 9094, ME 9175. Gunung Batu: ME 0881, ME 0882.
Distribution in Borneo.
Sarawak: Kuching and Serian divisions. Endemic to Borneo.
Remarks.
This species is one of only four species of
Platyrhaphe
described from Borneo and the only one recorded from Sarawak. Living snails were observed foraging among leaf litter and plant debris near the cliff in lowland limestone forest. The shell is always covered with thick dirt.